Inside an EPUB file, when expanded you'll find a whole bunch of little separate files.…These separate files comprise to tell the ereader about all of the…contents, all of the images, all of the links, all of the metadata contained in this ebook.…Now some of these files you'll never need to touch, but other ones you will…really need to get in there and start doing some major editing too, depending on…the state of your EPUB.…And it's a good idea to get to know the names of these different files and what…they refer to, like this mysterious toc.ncx.…

First of all, whenever you validate an EPUB, if there's a problem it's going to…tell you the name of the file that is having the problem. Or like there might be…a bad link inside toc.ncx, or content.opf, or something like that.…And so you'll know all those little files that are sitting sort of inside the OEBPS folder.…And number two is that if you go to any support forum for EPUB stuff where there…are other people working with this kind of things, people will be tossing around…

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3/9/2011

In InDesign CS5 to EPUB, Kindle, and iPad, author Anne-Marie Concepción shows publishers and designers how to use the software they already use to create print books and apply it to the emerging ebook market. The course shows how to prepare existing InDesign files for optimal EPUB and Kindle conversion, as well as how to design new projects for a dual print/ebook output, and apply professional text formatting, add links, and include search engine-friendly metadata. Instructions are also included for validating EPUB and Kindle files and setting up accounts at the major ebook distribution channels, including the Apple iBookstore, as well as selling ebooks directly to readers. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:

Understanding ebooks and ebook publishing

Examining the EPUB format

Creating linked navigational TOCs

Formatting with paragraph, character, and object styles

Optimizing graphics for the EPUB and Kindle formats

Streamlining production with free InDesign scripts and plug-ins

Creating drop caps, pull quotes, and text wraps in the EPUB

Reviewing best practices for book cover images

Using cross-platform EPUB editors and utilities

Validating EPUBs

Proofing ebooks in iBooks, the Kindle, and the B&N Nook

Acquiring an ISBN for ebooks

Distributing ebooks with resellers and aggregators

Skill Level Intermediate

5h 31m

Duration

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Q: There is a problem with preptext.jsx mentioned in this course in the Chapter 4 movie named "Applying paragraph and character styles". Is there a fix or does Anne-Marie address this somewhere?